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Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "After lots of rainy days, paired with a light summer schedule, I got back offshore on Wednesday, 8/9, when I fished 24 miles west of New Pass with Ingo Merz and his two sons. Using shrimp and cut-bait, the guys caught
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Bass fishing is good and deep is the way to go. Use a 3/8 ounce Spot Stalker with a Yamamoto black and blue Hula grub or Creature bait and fish any heavy cover you can find. The Jig is also another option for these fish. Just
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Bass fishing is fair. There are a few fish in the shallows. When there is current, the offshore bite can be absolutely fantastic both for numbers and quality and the crank bait is tough to beat. When the current is
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Walleye bite had slowed during the heat wave but has picked up since. Water temps had reached 89 but have dropped to 82 over the last week with the cooler temps. I expect the water to stay cooler with the mild forecast. The walleye are down to 30/31 ft. The worm harness by day
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Bass fishing is slow. A few fish continue to hit top water baits at first light on some mornings. Use a Pop R, Chug Bug, and Tiny Torpedo along main river and creek banks that drop quickly into deep water. A few more fish
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Bass fishing is fair. There are some fish biting early and late. Go bass shallow down lake early and then go up in the rivers. The rivers are producing some bass if you concentrate your efforts on the docks. Docks
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Bass fishing is fair. Early mornings and late evenings are still prime times it's just a matter of catching the fish up feeding. Crank baits and soft plastics are fair during these times, but when the fish get moody you
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Bass fishing is slow. The dog days of summer have locked in and the Bass along with the fishermen have responded along with it. A recent tournament resulted in only two keeper bass at the scales taking second place and
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This is my father Captain Sherman I Helmey of way back then Captain Helmey’s Charter Boat Company. He is sitting on a 1980 T-Craft that he had built in Titusville, Florida. The board that he is sitting on is actually a fine piece of teak wood, which my father has graciously... read more

I started guiding in 1990 & got my first 10 pound bass in 1992. This year marks 25 years since my first 10 pound bass. As far a I recall, I took pictures and/or video for every double digit bass I've boated since 1992 - totaling somewhere around 100 bass over 10 pounds.... read more

With the fall upon us the grass will slowly erode away opening up some ditches and roadbeds to more bait that can be dragged or swam over the areas that just a few weeks ago were stuck in thick grass. With this to me gives you several options to fish a football jig with techniques... read more

It’s common every year as the bass make changes in their locations and the fall weather starts to set in fishing gets tougher. This change is constant throughout my many years of history, the fall is always tougher and you must adapt to the changes. The reasons for this, has... read more

There are not many times in fishing when a knot can make a big difference in catching or missing a fish except in heavy grass. Sure the knot is always important it has to be strong and tied properly so it doesn’t break; the difference though is sometimes a knot can get in your... read more